Phone:
(859) 323-5575
Fax:
(859) 257-8860

Dr. Houssam Mardini

Houssam Mardini, MD

Certification:
Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006

Education:
MPH, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 2002-2003
MD, Damascus University School of Medicine, 1986-1992

Internal Medicine Residency:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1999-2002

Gastroenterology Fellowship:
University of Kentucky, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, 2003-2006

Professional and Society Membership:

• Member of the American College of Physicians
• Member of the Society for Mucosal Immunology
• Trainee Member of the American College of Gastroenterology
• Trainee Member of the American Gastroenterological Association
• Trainee Member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Research Interests:

• Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)
• Inflammatory bowel disease:  immunomodulators, smoking, genetics and pharmacogenetics, novel therapies, hormones and IBD
• Decision analysis and cost-effectiveness research
• Motility Disorders:  Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Gastroesophageal Reflux

Relevant Publications:
Mardini, HE, Schwartz DA. Perianal Fistula and Abscess:  Crohn’s and non-Crohn’s.
Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology.  In press.

Winter, TA, de Villiers WJS, Mardini, HE.  CDP870 in Crohn’s Disease:  Reconsidering Endpoints.  Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.  2006;12(3):249.